Early Life, Family and Training Born in The Hague on April 19, 1826, Elchanon Verveer entered a world where art was a shared language within his household. He was raised in a Jewish family that resided in the same city where he would eventually make his mark as a painter and graphic artist. His brothers were also drawn to the creative life; Samuel-Leonardus Verveer pursued the path of a painter, while Maurits Verveer would later find…